Here's Why Some People Are Upset Over What Charlie Puth Said About Dr. Luke & Kesha

Kesha's court battle with Dr. Luke, whom she's suing for alleged sexual and emotional abuse, has been a hot button topic both in and outside the music industry over the past couple weeks. This past Wednesday, Charlie Puth was asked to share his thoughts on the situation while walking the red carpet at the 13th Annual Global Green USA Pre-Oscar Party.

"[It's] just devastating for both parties," said Charlie. "Because so much attention is taken off the music... Dr. Luke is one of my production idols. And Kesha is one of the first outgoing artists that I would listen to mimic her songwriting style. It's just a shame that I haven't heard any new music from Kesha.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

"Nobody wins at the end of the day," he continued. "I hope Kesha comes out with some new songs because we really need that."

Most Popular

Although Charlie had nothing but good things to say about Kesha, fans found his response insensitive since the issue at hand is way more serious than Kesha being able to make music. It's about her wanting to be released from a contract with a man she claims abused her. So for Charlie not to address those allegations and suggest that the court battle is distracting from the music was off-putting.

"This is honestly disgusting but also so f***ing scary," wrote one YouTube user. "Does he even know what rape means ?! He's saying that it's sad that the attention is took away from the music when a woman gets raped and talks about it?! I don't even know what to say, I loved Charlie Puth but it's over: you're cancelled Charlie."

Another user wrote: "This women [sic] is going through something so tragic and you say some bullsh*t that it's taking the attention off of her music. I'm sure she doesn't give a single f*** about music right now."

Fans also went off on Twitter:

well looks like i don't stan charlie anymore i cannot believe he said that about kesha and dr luke

"Everyone makes mistakes I didn't think he was thinking," one commenter wrote. "If you look at his face he was trying to figure out what he was going to say."

Another user wrote, "Why are u all bashing him!? He didn't say anything about supporting Dr. Luke or not supporting Kesha. He said he liked Dr. Luke's prev work and that he admired Kesha for her sing [sic] writing style and wanted new music. That's it. You are all reading too much into this."